Trying to download mate for raspi 3. Since my RasPi doesn’t have an OS yet, I’m doing it on mac or windows. I just want to get an image file or iso that I can then put on a microSD etc. to load onto the pi, but can’t even get past the first step.
I go to downloads page and get the img.xz file for raspi, but can’t extract/unzip it.
None of these worked:
–unarchiver, keka, 7-zip, archive utility, and every command I could find on terminal
–both macOs and windows 7
–downloading in multiple browsers and via torrent
The trick was to download the file again from the website every single time I tried to unzip it. But for example if I downloaded it and it failed with 7-zip, then unzipping the same file with peazip or xz didn’t work even though 7-zip didn’t seem to modify the file.
But once I downloaded the file again, then used peazip, it worked. Same: if I downloaded it again and then ran xz.
It was always the same file from the same site, and the download appeared to work fine every time, so I think somehow the failed try (regardless of program) was corrupting it.
Thanks again all. This was really bugging me and am gald be able to get started.
There are warnings inplaces about trying to unzip/unpack before you use the ‘proper’ tool - presumably because of this sort of thing. I, personally, haven’t had the problem (yet)
Derek
Glad it's working I'd also say it's likely the file was getting corrupt somehow -- whether by transit, a program, or the storage medium it was being saved to.
There is a way to check a download is bit-by-bit perfect by performing a SHA256 checksum. The download page lists one like this:
I'd also say it's likely the file was getting corrupt somehow -- whether by transit, a program, or the storage medium it was being saved to.